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J Chem Inf Model ; 64(10): 4047-4058, 2024 May 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38710065

RESUMO

Machine learning (ML) methods have reached high accuracy levels for the prediction of in vacuo molecular properties. However, the simulation of large systems solely through ML methods (such as those based on neural network potentials) is still a challenge. In this context, one of the most promising frameworks for integrating ML schemes in the simulation of complex molecular systems are the so-called ML/MM methods. These multiscale approaches combine ML methods with classical force fields (MM), in the same spirit as the successful hybrid quantum mechanics-molecular mechanics methods (QM/MM). The key issue for such ML/MM methods is an adequate description of the coupling between the region of the system described by ML and the region described at the MM level. In the context of QM/MM schemes, the main ingredient of the interaction is electrostatic, and the state of the art is the so-called electrostatic-embedding. In this study, we analyze the quality of simpler mechanical embedding-based approaches, specifically focusing on their application within a ML/MM framework utilizing atomic partial charges derived in vacuo. Taking as reference electrostatic embedding calculations performed at a QM(DFT)/MM level, we explore different atomic charges schemes, as well as a polarization correction computed using atomic polarizabilites. Our benchmark data set comprises a set of about 80k small organic structures from the ANI-1x and ANI-2x databases, solvated in water. The results suggest that the minimal basis iterative stockholder (MBIS) atomic charges yield the best agreement with the reference coupling energy. Remarkable enhancements are achieved by including a simple polarization correction.


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Aminoácidos/química , Bases de Dados Factuais , Modelos Moleculares , Modelos Químicos , Conjuntos de Dados como Assunto
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J Biol Chem ; 295(46): 15466-15481, 2020 11 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32873707

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Persulfides (RSSH/RSS-) participate in sulfur trafficking and metabolic processes, and are proposed to mediate the signaling effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Despite their growing relevance, their chemical properties are poorly understood. Herein, we studied experimentally and computationally the formation, acidity, and nucleophilicity of glutathione persulfide (GSSH/GSS-), the derivative of the abundant cellular thiol glutathione (GSH). We characterized the kinetics and equilibrium of GSSH formation from glutathione disulfide and H2S. A pKa of 5.45 for GSSH was determined, which is 3.49 units below that of GSH. The reactions of GSSH with the physiologically relevant electrophiles peroxynitrite and hydrogen peroxide, and with the probe monobromobimane, were studied and compared with those of thiols. These reactions occurred through SN2 mechanisms. At neutral pH, GSSH reacted faster than GSH because of increased availability of the anion and, depending on the electrophile, increased reactivity. In addition, GSS- presented higher nucleophilicity with respect to a thiolate with similar basicity. This can be interpreted in terms of the so-called α effect, i.e. the increased reactivity of a nucleophile when the atom adjacent to the nucleophilic atom has high electron density. The magnitude of the α effect correlated with the Brønsted nucleophilic factor, ßnuc, for the reactions with thiolates and with the ability of the leaving group. Our study constitutes the first determination of the pKa of a biological persulfide and the first examination of the α effect in sulfur nucleophiles, and sheds light on the chemical basis of the biological properties of persulfides.


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Dissulfetos/química , Glutationa/análogos & derivados , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Cromatografia de Fase Reversa , Dissulfetos/análise , Dissulfetos/metabolismo , Glutationa/análise , Glutationa/química , Glutationa/metabolismo , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/química , Sulfeto de Hidrogênio/química , Sulfeto de Hidrogênio/metabolismo , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Cinética , Ácido Peroxinitroso/química , Teoria Quântica , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem , Termodinâmica
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